Department
College Dean of Students in the College
About the Department
College Dean of Students
Job Summary
The Deputy Dean of Students and Associate Dean of the College reports to the Dean of Students in the College and the Dean of the College to support the leadership, vision, and direction of the Dean of Students Office, with particular emphasis on student success, support, and overall student experience. The Deputy Dean serves as the primary delegate of the Dean of Students in handling student affairs and student life matters and supports efforts to increase student satisfaction, student retention, persistence, and graduation across the DOS. In this role, the Deputy Dean serves on the Dean of Students senior leadership team, leads a number of divisional initiatives, and collaborates with various academic and non-academic offices to create programming and experiences that foster success for all students at the College and which promote and support learning and student development, community-building, and the personal and professional growth of students. The Deputy Dean assesses complex student issues (personal, academic, financial) and designs and implements interventions as appropriate.
Responsibilities
- Leads office-wide and division-wide projects, sets and communicates priorities, and maintains programmatic excellence for the College Care and Support, College Programming and Orientation, and Housing and Residence Life teams.
- Works closely with College leaders, partners, and University stakeholders to facilitate coordination, promote positive student outcomes, and strengthen partnerships for the unit and its teams.
- Leads the Student Experience unit in the Dean of Students.
- Directly supervises team leaders. Provides regular feedback to leaders and regularly engages with teams. Provides for robust and thorough training and development of leaders and team members, as needed.
- Acts in place of the Dean of Students, as needed.
- Oversees College-wide efforts pertaining to the student experience. Creates strategies for programs that improve student experience, successful onboarding and transitioning between years, persistence, and retention.
- Ensures compliance with relevant federal and state regulations related to student affairs and higher education. Stays abreast of changing laws and best practices to maintain a safe and inclusive campus environment.
- Conducts regular assessments of programs designed to impact the student experience to evaluate their impact and make data-driven improvements.
- Together with the Dean of Students, provides leadership and strategic direction for the Dean of Students office and a broad range of services and programs to enrich the overall student experience and to assist and support students across the University with their academic, career, and personal development.
- Serves as Associate Dean of the College. Working directly with the Dean, promotes a positive atmosphere where faculty and staff can contribute meaningfully and impact positively the overall student experience.
- Represents the College to high-level constituencies including students, University leadership and partners, faculty committees, advisory councils, donors, and parents.
- Serves on College- and University-wide committees related to student experience. Convene working groups and ad hoc committees, as appropriate.
- Oversees College-wide efforts pertaining to the student experience. Creates strategies for programs that improve the student experience, successful onboarding and transitioning between years, persistence, and retention.
- Directs College-wide responses to and procedures that support student emergencies.
- Serves as a resource and provides guidance to Dean of Students staff who oversee student discipline, emergency response, and work with students in crisis.
- Provides subject matter expertise to the College community in the event of a student emergency or death or other significant student crisis, working with University partners, including Campus and Student Life, UChicago Police Department, College Communications, as well as families, faculty, staff, and student communities.
- In conjunction with College Communications team, coordinates College responses to major crises and other significant events impacting students within the College community.
- Manages employees through subordinates, usually other managers. Establishes performance goals, allocates resources and assesses policies for direct subordinates. Contributes to departmental strategy.
- Plans and provides guidance for a range of student services including but not limited to student records, registration, disbursement of financial aid, monitoring of degree requirements, and convocation. Sets student affairs policies and is responsible for discipline and crisis response for students. Serves at the University level on task forces, standing committees, and advisory groups to develop policies, services, and systems.
- Performs other related work as needed.
Minimum Qualifications
Education:
Minimum requirements include a college or university degree in related field.
Work Experience:
Minimum requirements include knowledge and skills developed through 10+ years of work experience in a related job discipline.
Certifications:
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Preferred Qualifications
Education:
- Bachelor’s degree.
- Master’s degree.
Experience:
- Minimally 10 years administrative experience in higher education, with increasing responsibilities.
- Familiarity communicating with students, parents, University faculty and staff, and managing communication programs.
Technical Skills or Knowledge:
- Proficiency in Mac and PC environments.
- Proficiency in Word, Excel, Outlook, and online organizational tools.
- Familiarity with Adobe graphic design/web development environments.
- Proficiency with web and social media platforms.
- Learn new software and database tools.
- Familiarity with University structure and functions of its various offices and departments.
- Familiarity with University systems, human resources, and budgets.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills including excellent editing/proofreading ability in English.
- Excellent communications skills. Write well, edited written materials, speak in public and make presentations.
- Excellent computer skills and use complex databases and other record-keeping systems.
Preferred Competencies
- Strong organizational skills.
- Critical thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
- Take initiative and provide leadership in a complex organization
- Prioritize and manage concurrent tasks with interruptions, meet deadlines and respond to many emails, in person and phone requests, in a timely fashion.
- Work effectively with supervision and as a part of a team, individually or while taking directions from others,
- Work effectively with multiple constituencies.
- Establish good working relationships with people of different backgrounds.
- Handle multiple concurrent tasks in a competent and professional manner while also meeting deadlines.
- Collaborate with faculty.
- Establish good working relationships with people of different backgrounds.
- Maintain confidentiality/discretion related to students, faculty and staff, at all times.
- Work under pressure and handle stress situations with multiple competing deadlines.
- Multi-task and have attention to detail.
- Work independently.
Application Documents
- Resume/CV(required)
- Cover Letter, to include interest in position (required)
- References Contact Information (3)(required)
When applying, the document(s) MUST be uploaded via the My Experience page, in the section titled Application Documents of the application.
Job Family
Student Affairs & Services
Role Impact
People Manager
Scheduled Weekly Hours
37.5
Drug Test Required
No
Health Screen Required
No
Motor Vehicle Record Inquiry Required
No
Pay Rate Type
Salary
FLSA Status
Exempt
Pay Range
$140,000.00 - $175,000.00
The included pay rate or range represents the University’s good faith estimate of the possible compensation offer for this role at the time of posting.
Benefits Eligible
Yes
The University of Chicago offers a wide range of benefits programs and resources for eligible employees, including health, retirement, and paid time off. Information about the benefit offerings can be found in theBenefits Guidebook.
Posting Statement
The University of Chicago is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, or expression, national or ethnic origin, shared ancestry, age, status as an individual with a disability, military or veteran status, genetic information, or other protected classes under the law. For additional information please see the University's Notice of Nondiscrimination.
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